"My establishment of a crown prince can be said to be a family matter or a state matter." Li Wanjiang said, "Of course I can do whatever I want, but if none of you dear friends support me..."
As I spoke, I sighed deeply, indicating that I was actually feeling awkward in my heart.
Everyone was silent, even Xiao Chen didn't answer, because this was the time to think, but it was not the time to confess, the main thing was to look at actions.
"Sigh... I don't have to worry about family and state affairs." Li Wanjiang glanced at Zhao Yu, who had been silent, "Why are you, Zhao Yu, here? Didn't you go to see King Xuanping?"
Because Li Wanjiang decreed that Li Qiu be in charge of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, and his Fengyang Mansion, Zhao Yu must go to see Li Qiu today. Otherwise, he cannot be said to be resisting the decree, and it would also be against the decree.
"Back to the emperor, I have gone, but several adults are here. I was discussing things with King Xuanping. I didn't wait and came to patrol the streets first." Zhao Yu said hurriedly.
"Oh..." Li Wanjiang nodded, "I remember Zhao Yu, you were also a Jinshi, right?"
"Replying to the emperor, I was lucky enough to be ranked second in the list because of my previous record. Because my article was not very good, I didn't have any academic qualifications, so I immediately went to the Ministry of Industry to work on errands." Zhao Yu said.
"Why were you admitted to the Ministry of Industry in the first place?" Li Wanjiang said, "I think you should be the Censor's Adviser."
"Back to the emperor, it was because Li Heng, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, felt that Zhao Yu was of good character and capable of hard work, so he insisted on him. Lord Chen Jisheng also wanted him at the beginning, but Lord Li Heng beat him to it. Therefore, Lord Chen Jisheng He was still very unhappy and scolded Li Heng for destroying talents and being ignorant of current affairs." Ma Wuming laughed.
At that time, Ma Wuming was just the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"Hahaha! Don't stop robbing people like this in Jinke." Li Wanjiang remembered that when Chen Jisheng was the censor of Zuodu, anyone dared to scold and intervene. When the prince made a mistake, he would speak out and give advice. Li Xian has such a bad temper that even when he sees him, he loses his temper. If Chen Jisheng were here, maybe the prince wouldn't even...
"Xiao Chen, tell Chen Jisheng later that I miss him very much. If he is not very busy with official duties, he will come to Fengyang to see me. Don't mention the old things, even just chat about family affairs." Li Wanjiang He stopped smiling.
"I obey the decree." Xiao Chen said, "Actually, when I was in Yanyun, Chen Jisheng always talked about the emperor with me. The ginseng and other things that were previously offered to the emperor were all prepared by Chen Jisheng himself. Because he is still in white clothes, he does not I dare to give you a greeting to the Emperor, but actually I have always been thinking about the Emperor in my heart..."
Li Wanjiang just said this casually, but Xiao Chen gave a lot of answers, and he hinted that the reason why he never rebelled was actually Chen Jisheng's intention.
This also made Li Wanjiang feel quite emotional, and he felt a little regretful in his heart.
"Zhao Yu, you are forty years old this year, right?" Li Wanjiang said to Zhao Yu, "From now on, when patrolling the streets at night, you don't have to do it yourself, just let your men do it. It's going to be winter now, and it's cold in the city. , your body is thin, it will not be good if you catch the cold and get sick sitting down."
"I am thirty-six years old, and my body is not bad. I am mainly afraid of heat, but I am not afraid of cold." Zhao Yu said, "I am a bit impatient and can't sit still at home. I have been going out at night for these years. I’m used to it, and if I don’t go out for a walk every night, I won’t be able to sleep.”
"Habits can be changed, but if you continue like this, your health will be ruined. Among you dear ones here, you and Xiao Chen are still young. I still hope that you can run errands for my son. What if you are all sick? "Li Wanjiang said.
The words were so tender that Xiao Chen and Zhao Yu were naturally very moved. However, Xiao Chen dealt with the situation, and Zhao Yu was so moved that he choked up.
"King Xuanping has just arrived and is not familiar with political affairs. If he encounters any difficulties, you, my beloved ministers, must help him, but you cannot just sit idly by," Li Wanjiang said.
"Oh, I'm confused about something!" Xiao Chen suddenly slapped his head and remembered something important.
"Why are you so surprised?" Li Wanjiang said with a smile, "If something happens, you can't talk about it properly."
"I just remembered that I should go to see Prince Xuanping today. The emperor asked the prince to be in charge of the Ministry of Etiquette, and I asked him to take charge of the examination of academic affairs. This academic administration should be under the category of the Ministry of Etiquette, right?" Xiao Chen said.
"Why did you just remember it?" Li Wanjiang said with a smile, "I thought you had already been there."
"I'm not going either. I want to go early tomorrow... No, I have to go today, otherwise the prince will blame me. It will be a big deal. Mr. Zhao Yu, let's go together... It's getting late, and the emperor should get up. Come back to the palace!" Xiao Chen actually gave the emperor an order to expel guests.
"Listen to what this guy said! Where are you trying to drive me away?" Li Wanjiang laughed loudly, "Well, it's time for me to go back after I've had enough to eat and drink. If I linger any longer, I'll be in trouble. ."
Zhu Xiaochuan personally escorted the emperor back to the palace. Ma Wuming, Lu Jing, and Wang Anbang also left. Only Zhao Yu stayed because Xiao Chen said that he wanted to go with him to visit King Xuanping... But it was so late, Isn't it appropriate for us to go?
"You, Zhao Ziyu, are really a real person!" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "I just said that, do you still take it seriously? If I hadn't said that, the emperor would not have left. He came out of my house so late. Whose fault is it for any minor mistake? It’s better to send him away as soon as possible. As for meeting King Xuanping, it won’t be too late for us to go there early tomorrow morning.”
"Oh my god, Mr. Xiao, you are really..." Zhao Yu was speechless to Xiao Chen.
I had always heard about his strange deeds before, but I was still half-convinced. After getting in touch with him more during this period, I realized that the rumors were all true!
He can joke with the emperor in public, lie to the emperor openly, and drive the emperor away directly... And the emperor is not angry at all. Who in the world has this ability?
Anyway, I, Zhao Yu, don’t have one.
"The main reason is that I'm afraid that those imperial censors are talking nonsense. Now they bite everyone they meet, and they also bite the governor. Lin Dongyang and Wang Ruhai have been bitten. The next one to be safe will be me, Xiao Chen!" Xiao Chen said, "They You can pick out the bones from an egg even if you just say nothing, so I have to be more careful in what I do."
"Mr. Xiao, you behave upright, stand upright, and behave appropriately. Who can interfere with you?" Zhao Yuxin said, are you still afraid of this? What a liar!
"The problem is that they can make trouble by hearing about it. Even if there is no concrete evidence, they can bite people at will. Three of them can become tigers. Three censors can play tricks on me together. Is it okay if I get better?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Actually, the so-called gossip is a drawback!" Zhao Yu said, "Isn't this tantamount to spreading rumors to stir up trouble? Although the emperor will not punish them, they should respect themselves! When Mr. Chen Jisheng was here, it was I have never made any scandals, let alone planted people indiscriminately! Now these censors, alas..."
